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Votes at a glance: April 8, 2025 Hillsborough County School Board actions
Summary
The board approved procedural items and several contracts at its April 8 meeting; key votes included contracts for data systems, speech services and network security.
What the board approved on April 8, 2025
- Adopt agenda: Motion by Member Gray, second by Member Washington. Passed unanimously. - Approve minutes (03/11/2025): Motion by Member Combs, second by Member Gray. Passed unanimously. - Consent agenda: Motion by Member Combs, second by Member Gray. Passed unanimously. The consent agenda included two principal appointments (below) and routine purchases and personnel items normally bundled under consent. - Principal appointments (on consent): Tisha Garcia named principal of Alexander Elementary (succeeding Christina Alvarez); Jennifer West named principal of Cork Elementary (succeeding Sherry Black). Both appointments were announced and approved as part of the consent agenda. - C201 — Statement of Work with Vision Computing Programming Services: Motion by Member Combs, second by Member Perez. Passed unanimously. Staff noted Vision manages adult/technical student records and disburses federal financial funds; board requested an integration plan with the district’s Focus SIS. - C301 — Request for proposals for speech and language services: Motion by Member Combs, second by Member Washington. Passed unanimously. Staff said the district serves ~14,000 students with speech/language needs and relies on contracted providers for dozens of vacancies; the RFP will maintain services while the district pursues recruitment. - 10-01 — Network segmentation licensing: Motion by Member Rendon, second by Member Combs. Passed unanimously. The one-time licensing cost cited at the meeting was $97,500; staff said the purchase is part of a broader cybersecurity Recovery Forward plan.
Meeting note: All recorded votes on the day passed unanimously. For items requiring additional follow-up the board asked staff to return with integration or recruitment plans as noted above.
